Man this was a beast to get working.
Let me start by saying thank you to Ninja4Hire and Steel Reign for helping me get this rom out. This was a team effort and without them this rom would not exist. Also would like to thank nOObody and Rapid for their Sense 2.5.cab used on the i8000 side of the house. Ninja helped cooked up a newer sense version 2015, but they were the pioneers for putting sense on the Omnia II. Thank you Beta Testers as your input was invaluable.
This is a Sense 2.5 rom based mostly off the 2015 version. Yes it is intended for HTC devices, but we Omnia users could use a little lovin'.
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As always this version is based off the Samsung Official Update and uses the PDA portion of DC23. What does this mean? I means you should update your phone to the Samsung Official Update for DC23 before flashing this rom. You only have to do it once, so if you already did it, you are good to go!
XDA_UC is installed in this rom so let it run through before you start tapping away. And a Soft reset after it is complete wouldn't hurt as well.
To use XDA_UC
Before you flash my rom, make a folder on your "Storage Card" called XDA_UC. Make a folder in that folder called SD. Whatever you want installed to main memory will go in XDA_UC folder. If you want to choose the install location, use the SD folder. Should be working 100%, but let me know if you have any issues.
Current Issues with phone:
- Adding favorites to Samsung dailer menu does not work. There is a fix, just search for it (Ninja even posted a pretty little cab for you guys).
- Black on Black text, this is only seen in the edit contacts portion. I'm too tired of looking for the fix, and I don't like white on black for my themes.
- Not really an issue, but some have requested the original dialer skin, as the one I skinned is difficult to read in the sunlight
If you want the original dialer skin, just unzip the dll and place it in the windows directory and overwrite.
You have to use Total Commander, or Resco File Explorer (not free).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=349048&stc=1&d=1277403675
Current Issues with Sense 2.5:
- Home Tab >Edit Home Layout" currently does not work on Omnia 2's. If you try it, it will freeze your phone. If you want to edit the layouts you will need to change some simple values in the registry. This i8000 post will help, but I will try to put together a simpler list for us.
Version 1.5 Update
Fixed the dismiss with options problem for appointments
Fixed the Music and Facebook tab menu button
Touched up the theme a bit, changed some icons
Version 1.0
Removed:
Verizon crapware
Samsung TouchWiz, Cube, MainMenu
Opera
Bing, Live Search
Solitaire and Bubble Break
Added:
Sense 2.5 Build 2015
Co0kie's Home Tab Editor 1.8.0
XDA_UC
Google Maps 4.0
MortScript 4.2
Microsoft My Phone
Overclocking + shortcuts (only run one after softreset)
Orientation Detection
SKTools 5
Slide2Shutdown
Youtube
Titanium theme
SMS Skin
OpenGLES v1
Sparta Startup
Download
Latest
ZeroSense v1.5
Archived
ZeroSense v1.0
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AMD!!! i love it bro!!!! especially being that my call quality and signal strength are where it should be !! that was the only problem i was having with the other sense roms. thanks bro for the hard work. and also, i really like the fact that you have the overclock set as a one press setup now. i can tell you put some time in this one man and its awesome.
I'm glad you like it! Also thats great news about the call quality.
man o man, I spent the last week working on this probably more than 5-8 hours a day trying to get it perfect.
Thanks again!
HI, i m new to OMNIA II, my first phone was XPERIA x1.. can you please tell me is this rom ok about speed, stability and how much free ram we get after flashing ?
can I return to stock rom afther this and how ? tnx
thats a whole lotta Qs in a short span. I'll try to help:
Speed is good just a wee bit laggy at times when weather fills up the whole screen (can be turned off).
Ram/Storage, with Sense on and enabled it is about 30-50MB Ram free and Program Storage is about 180MB free on first boot.
You can reflash using OCTANS full v2.11, there are directions over at MoDaCo - http://www.modaco.com/content/veriz...ssion/304107/how-i-flashed-my-omnia-vzw-i920/
Nice
Beautiful ROM, but she sure is a hog. I think it has to do with the GPS being on for the HTC Sense to work correctly. I am new to this so I do not know much but I do know if you turn it off your weather stops working and there doesn't seem to be a way to have it go off your zip code so the GPS can be turned off. I watched the battery drain from 100 to 75 in about 2 hours.
It also freezes a lot. I tried lowering the mhz back down to 800 that still doesn't seem to help. Had a couple calls not even come in because the ROM is so heavy and locks up on itself. I got text message complaints about not taking my calls after I wiped it out and tried the ROM again after clearing all data.
Other than that it seems pretty slick. I am not sure the purpose of the Facebook application built into sense. It showed me my status and that is it, nothing else.
Other than that it is beautiful, but I have to find a way to keep my calls coming in without checkin if the ROM is stuck doing something all the time.
This is the first I've heard of this.
Are you overclocking during this time?
The weather actually doesn't us gps, but google my location service. So if you have an internet connection, then you will get a weather location AND update.
There is a program that turns off data connection after 1-5 minutes, but I haven't found this to be a problem with my phone.
I haven't had one lock up since I've used this ROM, only when I tried to overclock it to 950-1000MHz.
I re wiped it with "delete all information" and it seems to be running okay now for the freezing issues. I would like to know how to turn off the animations and such, or at least make it so Google, or my GPS doesn't run all the time, the battery is already dead since my last post, and it used to stay for 4 or 5 days wit moderate use (that is running on high performance @800mhz). "Something" is definitely draining this device. I usually make a short cut and task manage end task everything before I lock the device and put it away. Maybe you folks could throw me some ideas.
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and...
yes I am overclocking at this time. 1000mhz. Think that is the massive battery drain? I got the lockups to stop after I "cleared all data" . I am thinking its something to do with Google location service and my GPS, but let me know me know.
X
The new BING if you have it installed MAY BE a issue. It seems IMHO to keep the GPS going even though you exit it.
My guess anyone else??
Helping out.
I am really interested in helping out with these projects, especially for the i920. I have a B.A. in New Media Design, and spent 3 years doing comp-sci, and currently do web design on the side of my real job.
I would like to take part in these projects and become a cooker as well. If ya can do it on a WinVista machine
I know this is off topic or whatever, but where would I get started to get the tools I need and to figure out the structure and how to edit, pull ROMS, get CABS, test them without physically puttin them on the i920, etc?
For example, how would I pull the original Verizon i920 ROM and decipher how to remove the bloatware from it. Is there software where you can run the ROM on the computer without physically putting it on the phone to test? Just questions like that.
PM me if you think I would be of assistance, with anything, finding software, etc, updating graphics, or whatever. I am really interested in doing this.
Battery Drain
Ok, on ROM Install it is defaulted in battery mode to have the BACKLIGHT ALWAYS ON, and TURN OFF DEVICE is set to ALWAYS ON.
Think that might be the problem with the battery
X
you know also I have performance set on high, instead of auto like the stock rom.
If you want to cook pm me and we can hook you up.
I have a thread on MoDaCo about cooking your own rom. Even provided a kitchen.
Lock Screen
Running everything at normal speeds, the ROM once in a lock screen for a while, will be unable to return. Screen lights up, you see the top icons (bat, speak, signal, etc) but the keys for the lock screen will not appear and you will only see the background image that you have themed.
Just figured I'd throw that out there. Running good other than that so far.
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This is because the lockscreen is using the 6.1, instead of 6.5
you will notice at the bottom there is an unlock button. Press it, then press the unlock button in the middle.
I did this so people can use their own lockscreens if they want.
Like S2U2 for example.
lock
Ok, I would like to be able to set that up.
S2U2 will restart the device fine. When I select shutdown I believe it just goes into hibernate mode.
There's a lock button showing after you hit the windows logo on the bottom left.
If you utilize that lock option will it prevent it from crashing out? I have to keep removing my battery to get it freed.
There are 3 ways to get to the lock screen with this ROM and I have utilized both except the one at the bottom left which I think is just another link.
I have to have it password protected after 0 minutes so when I hit lock i can actually put it in its case and not worry about random calling of people.
S2U2 would pose useful if its functions did what they were suppose to
X
S2U2 works great, also if you are looking for auto locking consider smartlock.
it is a program that configures the default windows lockscreen for you and it shows up as a setting under system settings.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=265443&d=1263018810
thanks
I'll check it out.
I'm going to post a new ROM hopefully today. Just touching up somethings and setting the 6.5 lockscreen
If you want to edit the registry try this:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\LockScreen]
"Active"=dword:00000001
"Enable"=dword:00000001
New version is up, but lockscreen is still 6.1 by default. Forgot to put in the 6.5 reg edits, so use smartlock if you want.
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Well what do we call this one if we called the last one a beast?
This one i guess u can say is a animal. It is the Athena Project Black Dual 3.0 rom. It is the same base as the Touch version but many htc apps including ones from the dual. They have been made vga compatible as best as we could.
Now whats different from the touch rom:
removed call firewall
removed group sms
removed syncrotime
removed pim backup
removed jetcet print
removed sprite backup
removed intellipad
audio mananger updated to 919.713 and my own skin for it is now standard
adobe reader updated to 288531
sim manager updated to 6.32
connection setup 1.0.30981 added and network wizard removed
adobe flash lite 0815715 added
camera album 1.0.906.717 added
action screen added and made vga wide
random access added but doesnt show the a-z scroll bar
htc home sprint added
ftouchflo added
pocketrar updated to 3.71
wm5torage upadted to 1.78
flashlight added in
ftouchflo config added in
wktask updated to 1.1.0.1
tcpmp updated to 0.81
Addons RAR includes:
MackDaddy theme
PK 3.0 Sounds
Cab to updated Midlet Mananger to latest version(latest version didnt want to fit into rom)
Sprite Backup
Jetcet Print
Call Firewall
Group SMS
PIM Backup 2.5
pRSSReader
SyncroTime
ShantzTodayChanger
Remove x-black text
HTC Home Customizer by emunutz
Temp Comm Mananger for VGA
Task Mananger 2.0.30995
Intellipad
HTC Home 2.1.1005.722(best for 96dpi)
HTC Snapvue(yes from the htc shift. I TOLD U I HAD GOOD HTC SHIFT SOURCES!! HTC Home replacment for 128 and 192dpi. screenshot in post 10)
HTC Start Menu(best for 96dpi to make startmenu bigger and easier to use)
Tips/Updates (by ltxda):
- Save As enhancement. Go to Settings, System, select File Dialog Changer and check "Exchange Standard File Dialog". This changes out the standard Save As window and provides an enhancement where you can choose any folder/subfolder on your device and navigate the structure when trying to save files from any source.
- Battery/Memory indicators at top of screen. Each bar is started by its own file in the Startup folder. The "qwertyMemory.lnk" file runs the Memory indicator and can be disabled by deleting or moving this file out of the StartUp folder. The "dciBattery.lnk" file runs the Battery indicator which is the top bar and can be disabled by deleting or moving this file out of the StartUp folder.
- FingerTouch Keyboard: By default keyboard option 5 is selected. If you prefer QWERTY go into the input options and change the default keyboard layout.
- Messenger Mobile: The issues previously reported by other users and noticed by myself seems to have been "fixed". The MSN network sucks BUT Messenger Mobile seems to be dealing with connection drops and synching of contacts better than in previous versions/releases.
- Today Screen: All/default plugs have been deactivated. Just go to Settings, Personal, Today and go to the Items tab to reactivate what you want.
- Reminders: I'm annoyed by the constant reminder notifications after the initial notice. To disable this annoyance go to Settings, Personal, Sounds & Notifications, Notifications tab, select Reminders from the drop down and uncheck "Repeat". Not sure if this bothers anyone else but it really annoyed me and I've seen a couple of posts asking how to disable this.
- wkTask: Two nice features...of course they are in the manual...to get back to Today screen from any program....click-hold the area where the X typically is and drag left. This takes you right back to the Today screen. To minimize the current app, click-hold the X area and drag down. Very useful little program that has replaced Magic Button for me. Also allows per app control. Thanks Hirad for the recommendation! Also, This resides in the area where the X typically sits to close programs, etc. Start wkTask from Programs, click and hold the "X" area and go into preferences for wkTask. Make sure it's set to autostart by going to Startup tab and clicking the corresponding button. This is a great task manager.
- Vijay555's VJCandela aka Flashlight: It's been reported on other threads that prolonged activation of the flash light LED may cause it to burn out so use at your own risk. I have used it without problems. Comes in very handy. Also great for blinding your enemies before an attack! ;-p
- To get the look show above for htc home, please install htc home customizer and select alien ice clock, iphone-alt icons, transparent background, and stardock weather icons.
- HTC Home customizer that is in the addons has a problem where once u install it it'll look to download the cab for htc home but errors out with error "Plugin Not Found. Plugin was not installed. Please report this error." We included in the addons the cab for htchome found on emunutz's site. please install this cab first then start up the customizer.
- (added 10/29/07) to change default layout of teksoft's fingertouch please so to start/settings/input and click on options. change defaultkb to the option u usually use(1 for me).
- Action Screen if started in landscape after any reset/power off then on will not start. switch to portrait and then back to landscape and all will be ok.
- TCPMP starts in portrait and is used in portrait but after closing with X will make the phone go back to landscape. i use this as a oppertunity to activate action screen so it'll work in landscape.
- from looking quickly at the xml the sprint aka quicklauncher today plugin can be customized with new icons and new links. i believe u can also add to it via the xml.
- customizer for the ftouchflo can be found in system folder within programs. it is also recommended to put a shortcut into startup so ftouchflo is on always.
- wktask is missing the skins and will display a error message first time u start it. this was done because the default skin looks better and it mkes a few files less in rom.
To Upgrade (by ltxda):
- You agree that you do so at your own risk with absolutely no liability resting with xda-developers nor the maker of this fine ROM! And to be 100% clear, if you screw up your device it's YOUR FAULT. If you don't agree don't touch. ;-)
- Unlock phone using OliPro's unlocker or hardspl. This is needed even if ur phone is sim unlocked. the rom needs a cid unlocked device. cid unlocking is reached using olipro's hardspl or the unlocker.
- Install ROM...
- Done!
- Enjoy and report any bugs.\
Screenshots(more in next post):
DOWNLOAD:
AP Dual 3.0 : http://athenaproject.logontek.com/AP3.0Final/AP Dual 3.0.rar
AP Dual 3.0 ADDONS : http://athenaproject.logontek.com/AP3.0Final/AP Dual 3.0 ADDONS.rar
Report bugs here : http://athena.noabsolute.com/forums/newthread.php?do=form
Big thanx to darkforce for the build and chris for giving to me, cmonex for all her help, olipro for all his help, ltxda for all he has done, hirad for his graphics work on welcomeheads and splashes, nik and ron for testing and help, irus for the vga album skin, mack for starting the project and helping as much as he could in 3.0, and everyone else i forgot.
Note: this rom does not include a radio anymore. we recommend you update to the latest radio 1.50 before flashing this rom. Also remember to read the tips before asking questions about action screen and other programs.
the rom and secret beast have been unleashed. the secret beast is whats in bold in the addon rar discription. btw posting at midnight. time to go to bed. night and enjoy
THANKS alot for the hard work and time that u have been putting on athena project iam going to upgrade to this beast and will look what the beast is !!! impressive peace of softwares and all in realvga LIKE IT !!!
Sweeeet
Sweet
downloading now and will play later after a sail
Snapvue
Looking forward to seeing what that does.
Will it install on kaiser etc..?
Edit: Snapvue is the mutts nuts.
Edit: Doesn't display properly on kaiser (thought that might be the case)
Johnston411 said:
Will it install on kaiser etc..?
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Congrats, im looking forward to trying it !!
Seeing as how it is the same base rom, can I just sprite backup and restore to this new rom??
PS NO THIS WILL NOT INSTALL IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE HTC X7500 and X7501
ice_coffee said:
Congrats, im looking forward to trying it !!
Seeing as how it is the same base rom, can I just sprite backup and restore to this new rom??
PS NO THIS WILL NOT INSTALL IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE HTC X7500 and X7501
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I didn't meant the rom i meant the snapvue dude
not to sound like a total tard or ne thing but what is snapvue and what does it do?
henvanvo said:
not to sound like a total tard or ne thing but what is snapvue and what does it do?
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when i tried to install the snapvue the cab installation says unsucessful, neone else with this problem
omg where is the teksoft keyboard oh nooooo its gone.
I am posting from the new rom, looks great so far! I have no problem with snapvue and the teksoft keyboard is there. Thanks for all the hard work.
k i figured it out, the i soft reset before the extended rom could install. so the teksoft wasnt installed, ill try to redownload snapvue to see if there is ne difference
Doubt it really matters but when starting wktask it gives an error about buttons_qvga.png missing.
Goatmaster said:
Doubt it really matters but when starting wktask it gives an error about buttons_qvga.png missing.
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u can use these skins included in zip and put them in wktask skin folder or any place in pda and choose throw menu of wktask >>>> skin and point the right map and it will eork again !!
here are the skins from wktask main folder and the xp skin gives best view on 96 dpi. make a WKTASK skin folder in storage card and throw the prefrences of wktask choose this folder and choose the png u want here are the images downlaod and save them in a folder and upload them to your athena/ameo/advantage :
i would like to recommend using our new bug report form
http://athena.noabsolute.com/forums/newthread.php?do=form
please limit posting similar bugs in similar threads
only use the form for new bugs being reported...
thanks
will be easier to manage
pk please do include this in your top post
please add this marvel to the next update
Pawel062, please add this wonderful utility into the next ROM revision.
It is useful especially on Athena's MicroDrive...
basically it is scandisk + disk manager
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336122&highlight=Storage+Manager
Johnston411 said:
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I'm not sure if it's because I'm still half-asleep but even that snapshot doesn't really tell me what Snapvue is, other than that it looks like a slightly different today screen to the Kaiser's.
What is its functionality and what does it add?
Just interested.
edit:
I've just read the top post - it's a home screen replacement. SOWWY.
hi all...just purchased dopod u 1000 with wm6 professional..any ways to change the ugly thick bold font....treid reducing the size to smallest..
also i tried installing true vga/ozvga..but couldnot find /windows directory on my mobile
regards
try real vga it works great
dheerpat said:
hi all...just purchased dopod u 1000 with wm6 professional..any ways to change the ugly thick bold font....treid reducing the size to smallest..
also i tried installing true vga/ozvga..but couldnot find /windows directory on my mobile
regards
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If you're referring to the font size on the today screen, go to \start\settings\system\screen\text size and adjust it to any size you want.
Looks like you're in the process of customizing your device. This is a really exciting and fun journey. You would also be trying to find out cool applications that you can use, I'm sure. So, I thought you might want to check out the following:
1) WkTask writtten by Waku from Wk Software lab Click here:
http://soft.photoracer.net/docs/wktask_en.html
This utility displays all active application on the task bar and lets you switch to them.
2) RealVGA, and try out the 128dpi screen. If you have very very good eye sight, try out the 96 dpi display. Click here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=327830
3) If you intend to use VOIP, this is still the best VOIP client that I can find.
http://www.sjphone.org/preview/SJpho...wsCE(preview)/
You need a service provider before you could make VOIP call though.
4) For backing up your contact, schedule, etc, try PIM backup. Click here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705
5) Try out the Tengo software keybaord. They have a free version here
http://free.tengo.net/
If you want to use your Thumb for input and do not mind the keyboard covering up too much of the screen, try out Tengo Thumb.
http://tengo.net/tengo_thumb.html
If you want fast input and want a keyboard that takes up only very little space, try out the regular Tengo here:http://tengo.net/tengo_pocketpc.html
The layout that occupies the least space is Tengo Nano layout.
6) To help you set your default software keyboard more easily, try out this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=271008
7) If you want to be able to access all your applications and system settings from the today screen, try out iLauncher, which is the only one that works with the realVGA display.
http://ilauncher.en.softonic.com/pocket
With this, you can have one click access to any webpages, therefore one click access to things such as weather, tv programs, flight arrival and departure time, cheapest petrol stations, etc etc. all from the today screen.
It also let you have the ability to do soft reset in safe mode. In addition, you can have a battery gauge at the top of the task bar. I won't use its program switcher though. See my today screen at the end of this post on how it could look like. My icons are of 43x43 sized TGA format files. You could easily make them yourself for iLauncher.
8) If you want to make sure you do not miss any call during meetings but find the normal rigntone too offensive to be left on, then try one of these mosquitoes ringtone. Choose one that you can hear.
http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/
9) For an excellent task manager that let you see the CPU utilisation, running processes, and applications resource usage, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=280104
10) Try out this phone profile switcher:
http://www.winmobileapps.com/device/pocketpc/plt/plt.aspx
You can set up your own phone profile, for example, for for meeting and another for loud. You can then swtich from one to another from the today screen.
11) Try out the best enhancement to pocket IE, making it a lot better than Opera.
http://www.reensoft.com/PIEPlus/
12) Try out this very very cool enhancement to WM6, so that you don't have to use the vertical and horizontal scroll bar again. This enhancement lets you scrool up and down pages by dragging it. It takes some practice to use it, but you'll get use to it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=338143
This applications makes all applications a little more fun to use. Your native contact application will have the iPhone feel to it.
13) This is probably less important once you have installed 12) above, but if you really like the iPhone feel for your contact, try out the best enhancement to the contact applications.
http://vitotechnology.com/en/products/contact-manager.html
14) Try out the free google map. Gives you your street maps and satellite image. Even act as a crude GPS navigation software.
http://www.google.com.au/gmm/index.html
15) The best enhancement to the WM6 alarm system that I know of is Chronos.
http://www.pocketgear.com/en_US/html/display_product.jsp?id=prod5640770
I use this to set my device to give give me an hourly chime. Sounds like the old fashion grand father clock. It also let me have unlimited alarm entries, give me a good stop watch, as well as count down capability.
16) Replace the standard file manager with Total Commander and/or Resco File explorer. Lets you see hidden files, including those in extended ROM, among other things.
http://www.ghisler.com/
http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/explorer/default.asp
17) The best program for viewing picture that I know of is Resco Photo Viewer. It also has a screen capture utility which is really good.
http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/photoviewer/
1 The best program for watching video is TCPMP. The reliable version now is 0.72RC1. Don't use any version newer than this as they are still bug ridden.
http://picard.exceed.hu/tcpmp/test/
Make sure you also get the FLV plugins if you want to watch youtube downloads
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=196939
19) To quicky lock and unlock your device, try out this:
http://www.mr2-power.com/downloads/DeviceLock.CAB
I actually use one of the softkeys for this applications. The other softkeys is used for contact. I have phone as one of the icons on the iLauncher screen.
Yes, you can change the soft key to anything you want, both the left and right soft keys can be changed easily. There are many different ways to do this. One of the ways is to do it with a software called Sktools. This tool is one of the must haves. It also let you do many other tweakings.
20) Another very popular utility worth looking at is Tweaks2k2. I use this to change the color of my top and bottom bar. I often change the color, from red, to green, to blue, to black, etc, making my device more interesting. Go to system color under WM5 color to do this. Be careful NOT to let this software soft reset your device or else you will be frozen at the primary splash screen forcing you to have to hard reset. Always use your stylus poking into the hole to soft reset.
There are many more nice third party programs which greatly improves the ease of use and functionality of the device. Try them out as part of your exploration of what this device can do. For example I like the pocket weather program from SBSH, with a customized layout, I could display the day, max temp, min temp, precipitation and image of weather on just ONE line (not the one on my screen shot which takes up two lines). Another nice today plugin is Today Agenda, which displays task and date with just one line rather than the two shown on my screen shot.
My today screen changes constantly and it's fun that way. I tend to get bored with the same look and feel day in and day out.
My today screen (taken quite a while ago) after all the customization looks like this in 128 dpi. Note that I limit my short cuts to exactly 70. This would display very well in both landscape and portrait mode.
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Edit" If you feel brave enough, do not mind lots of reading before hand, and do not mind risking not having your warranty honored by HTC, then you might want to try out the latest cooked ROM. Some of the applications listed above are already incorporated in the ROM. However, if you do not feel that the risk is worth taking, you could still improve your stock ROM's feel and look by a great deal with the applications above.
thanx irus..that really helped..i purchased this machine second hand..the seller assured me that its not six months old nad very less used
my device details as under
winmo 6 professional (build 179440.0.3.1)-PK
rom : AP touch
ROM date : 1.50.00.00
protocolL:32.83.7020.20h
call duration : 83 hrs incoming 24 hr outgoing
does above data reflects same? is everything latest..
one more thing i intend to use pocket div x converter for video conversion..what should be the ideal setttings(fps etc) for sttutter less playing...i have about 138 video songs on microdrive.divx players hangs when opened
wow eaglesteve,,that was nice..only one thing pending now.best converter and player to watch videos on the device stutterless.any advise..using tcmpm right now for playing and intend to use pocket divx fro converting
dheerpat said:
wow eaglesteve,,that was nice..only one thing pending now.best converter and player to watch videos on the device stutterless.any advise..using tcmpm right now for playing and intend to use pocket divx fro converting
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Sorry that I'm not the best person to ask in this area, as I mostly download stuffs from places such as youtube, and play it as it is without any conversion effort. Perhaps someone else could help out.
dear all...i am observing that there is certain lag in opening up of menus...is not it surprising consedering athena is 600mhz processer..any ways to boost up openings of menus and programs
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Well it is finally here!
What to expect in the new AP 4.0 Platinum? Well here is what we have done:
Base is now a x7510 rom with build 19202(adds vueflo orientation, htc's touchflo scrolling like on kaiser, video drivers etc..)
removed audio booster because didnt work with x7500 headset
removed htc task manager and made a addon
removed unused dialer images
new battery driver that shows battery % in 1% incriments instead of 10%
removed customer expirence ui
removed all ringtones except the 3 windowsmobile ones
remove autoupdate
removed catalog
remove ia zip
removed cyberon voice commander
updated all apps to be the latest(including opera, jetcet print, and googlemaps)
replaced comm mananger with latest vga htc style
added manila skins and enhancments to apps
added sdk certs
added new usb to pc with mass storage function
added teksoft fingertouch
added custom animated splash screen
added custom splashes and welcomeheads
changed opera user id to make it look like desktop ie7(cab in system to make it look like a x7510 again)
patched nk.exe to remove cert check and make sure all x7500 specific functions work(keyboard is mapped correctly, joystick works, etc..)
added proper dlls to oemdrivers so the x7500 microdrive works properly on x7510 rom
proper vga album, audio mananger(with proper vga htc skin), flashliteplayer, htc home, enlarge start menu, random access, and rss hub
added tcpmp, vjcandela(flashlight), groupsms, call firewall, magic ss, mccmobilefinger, nbstatce, pimbackup, putty, sms notifier, file dialog changer, syncrotime, dotfred task mananger+regedit, zsirc, vncview, windows live, softkey changer, total commander, realvga(with new,nice icon), wktask(not latest but newest causes issues), pocketrar, and vxutil.
updated .netcf to 3.5
latest windows live, remote desktop, and voip
added new config app made by cmonex.
added common reg edits(windows live searches google, speed tweaks, battery tweaks, bt tweaks, etc...)
added srs wow hd
made uc compliant
removed jetcet print and made a addon.
cooked in google maps
cooked in teksoft fingertouch
no more customizations are ran on first boot. everything is cooked in.
custom splashes
cooked in apptodate by paul from modaco
other things i probably forgot(lets just call them easter eggs )
Addons RAR includes:
htc snapvue
htc manila dialer
jetcet print
htc x button
shantz todaychanger
tsk from ap 3.0 and gloss black bars cab
collection of sounds and ringtones including ones removed from x7510 rom
Tips/Updates (by ltxda):
- Save As enhancement. Go to Settings, System, select File Dialog Changer and check "Exchange Standard File Dialog". This changes out the standard Save As window and provides an enhancement where you can choose any folder/subfolder on your device and navigate the structure when trying to save files from any source.
- WkTask enable: it is disabled by default and must be enabled from the start menu and set to start on startup(if prefered). It will place the battery bar on top like in previous bars if the setting is selected. The version is not the latest because the latest causes issues.
- wkTask: Two nice features...of course they are in the manual...to get back to Today screen from any program....click-hold the area where the X typically is and drag left. This takes you right back to the Today screen. To minimize the current app, click-hold the X area and drag down. Very useful little program that has replaced Magic Button for me. Also allows per app control. Thanks Hirad for the recommendation! Also, This resides in the area where the X typically sits to close programs, etc. Start wkTask from Programs, click and hold the "X" area and go into preferences for wkTask. Make sure it's set to autostart by going to Startup tab and clicking the corresponding button. This is a great task manager.
- FingerTouch Keyboard: By default the option is not set to to layout 1. This can be changed via the options or via the bottom left corner button.
- Today Screen: All/default plugs have been deactivated except for htc home. Just go to Settings, Personal, Today and go to the Items tab to reactivate what you want.
- Reminders: I'm annoyed by the constant reminder notifications after the initial notice. To disable this annoyance go to Settings, Personal, Sounds & Notifications, Notifications tab, select Reminders from the drop down and uncheck "Repeat". Not sure if this bothers anyone else but it really annoyed me and I've seen a couple of posts asking how to disable this.
- Vijay555's VJCandela aka Flashlight: It's been reported on other threads that prolonged activation of the flash light LED may cause it to burn out so use at your own risk. I have used it without problems. Comes in very handy. Also great for blinding your enemies before an attack! ;-p
- HTC Home customizer: the version on the forums will mess up the htc home plugin because of the new larger vga images. the addon cabs have the older version that also worked in all dpis.
- TCPMP: starts in portrait and is used in portrait but after closing with X will make the phone go back to landscape.
- Config App: A new config app can now be found in settings under system. This app is made thanx to cmonex and will allow u to do many things. If u any have suggestions including what to add please pm me.
- Touchflo: Touchflo has the scroll sounds enabled by default. this can be disabled via the system tab in settings. settings for touchflo are also found in the new config app.
- VueFlo: the sensitivity for changing orientation can be adjusted in the system tab of settings. orientation changing can be turned on and off via the config app.
- SRS Wow HD: it can be found in the system tab in settings. use this to get surround sound and to improve sound. it is mostly used for the speakers or a headset.
- Large Start Menu: i have moved the settings for the large start menu from personal to system tab in settings. u can enable or disable the large start menu from in there.
- USB to PC: a new usb to pc tool is included. it allows mass storage now and is found under the connections tab in settings.
- Opera browser: easy configuration can be done by typing opera:config into the adress bar. it already has been modded though to allow up to 50 tabs and to have a ie7 user id. a cab in program files/system will make opera have a x7510 user id again.
- Customizations: only sdautorun.exe is ran and if finds the sdconfig.txt on ur sd will execute ur settings and reset. if not will end the customizations and allow you to use the phone. the phone might need to be turned back on.
- skype, weatherpanel, igo, video playback: turn off htc home and if needed install the one in the addons. it has been found htc home causes issues with these because of it being vga size and a resource hog.
- missing icons and same welcomehead in all dpis: these are caused by realvga. tobias needs to update his realvga to fix these issues cause by the new aku1.
- vga album: it can hang sometimes. this could be also associated with htc home. if it does hang just do a soft reset. this is do to the app being vga. newer versions in the future will fix the loading issues.
- enlarge menus: the setting to turn off the enlarged menus is found in the config app. there also is a advanced button to adjust how big u want the menus. if u really want a finger friendly menu, try 1600 but dont go above it.
- apptodate: this is a interesting app we included that will once ran check for new version of the rom and config app.
- wmp in 96dpi portrait: there is a issue with it starting. the work around is to run wmp in any other mode and go to the skin selection and select the proper skin in there then coming back to this mode.(tested by going to 192 dpi and selecting the 192 dpi skin)
Screenshots, download links, and upgrade guide are found in post 2.
Screenshots:
All are found in this folder here
Download Links:
AP 4.0 Platinum
AP 4.0 Platinum Addons
Upgrade Guide:
Installation Guide
French Installation Guide
FAQ:
AP4 Wiki
Please Note: This is a new aku first so like any other new version of windows mobile, some things might not work for now. Also there is some unreleased and beta stuff in the rom so somethings take a bit longer to load. Also please read the tips/updates section before downloading as it will save from people asking questions answered in there!!
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thread locked until such a time as posts are wanted/needed.
the rom will be uploading within the next few hours. cmonex is currently creating the package and also wants to flash first. i will need to upload to the ftp we used for 3.0 once she has finished the package.
woo hoo! making sure my F5 key is working and my advantage is charged.
warning!!!
No one allowed to sleep,,,,,,
Keep pressing F5
sleep
we do not need no stink'in sleep
retroqwe said:
sleep
we do not need no stink'in sleep
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HAHAH AWESOME
now you made my day.. ill be back from night class and ill flash woohoo
u might need a new f5 soon though
dj_gabzz said:
HAHAH AWESOME
now you made my day.. ill be back from night class and ill flash woohoo
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yes, we try to make everyone happy. though i know someone will come tommorow and say... why did u release when i was (insert whatever u were doing during the release) ?
I just wanna put out there so evreyone knows if they dont already, that the ap team put alot of time and work into this rom and ive witnessed this through the weeks.They deserve thanks and apologizes from those that complained and *****ed to the team.I can assure you that the wait is worth it.All the hard work,cursing, and tbe occasional jokes about irus comes down to today.
GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE AP TEAM !!!
Need a mirror?
Got some spare space/bandwidth
hitting F5 ....
Pawel062 said:
yes, we try to make everyone happy. though i know someone will come tommorow and say... why did u release when i was (insert whatever u were doing during the release) ?
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hahah.. yea thins kind of bull always occurs.. but hey if your patient enough you will finally get what you waited for right??
long thirsty
thanks for coming
yes, it is great that AP4 is coming soon; but if you need to post about pressing F5 or thanking the team, why not post in one of the other threads discussing the same topic.
And when it is released, please try to refrain from posting things like Downloading now or thanks for the great Rom.
If you really want to thank Pawel, ltxda, Boinger66, Olipro and Cmonex, why not click on one of their signatures and donate to the project or them individually.
If you must post about "great rom thanks", "downloading now"
"getting another beer","American Beer is mostly water", Euro Beer tastes like the crap at the bottom of the keg",etc; please post those in the other bull **** threads..
AND if you like the Rom DONATE a few bucks to the AP Team!
Ok, Chris...you can delete this and the other crap posts in this thread!
Thanks for all the hard work AP Team. Hitting F5 and charging my X7501.
waiting as well
bugs
hey guys does anyone know if the bugs for th 66% battery been fixed? what about the other bugs that the bets testers submitted? whats still buggy in the ap4 so far?
cant wait to flash it soon.. major reason for ap4 is the battery percentage driver and the orientation that switches automatically..
Welcome to my ROM thread!
This ROM is the "3.0 series" of my ROM line, and it's designed to have the latest and greatest applications and improvements. Because of this it may not always be as stable or bugfree, as a stock ROM. However, I can assure you, it's much... MUCH faster than any stock ROM on your device.
The ROM is being continuously developed and bug fixed and there's almost daily releases. I've decided to name each release by the date when it was released. For example, 50109 would have been released on May 1st, 2009. I should also mention it's UC compatible and more info about that can be found here.
The ROM is currently based on the 21215 OS core, with all the new goodies from the newly announced Topaz device (the Diamond2).
It's got the new new Manila interface, new HTC enhanced finger menus (which can only be accessed using certain themes), new notifications system, album, FM radio and MP3 trimmer, connection setup etc.
If you own a Touch PRO, use the "Keyboard Selector" application under Utillities (after you flash the ROM) to select the proper keyboard layout to use. The ROM comes with the Fuze layout by default.
- This ROM is a Ferrari, therefore it drinks a lot of gas and burns a lot of rubber (RAM)... so be prepared to charge it more often!
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Build 51209
Updated to 21222
Physics engine changed behaviour
IE6 little improvements....
Download Regular Version
Download MSVC Version
Download "Stock Manila" version
Download "Stock Manila" + MSVC version
Download "Plain Jane no homescreen interface" version
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Download older builds here
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Known bugs
The lock screen interferes with the HTC Dialer application. It's best not to use it for now. If you have to, you will have to deal with weird behaviour from the dialer!
If you want to use the microsoft dialer instead, open up Advanced Config under Tweaks (in the Start Menu) and disable the phone skin (first item in the Phone section). Reboot...
The names appear to overlap in the dialer when scrolling down in it. This is a known bug in all 6.5 ROMs and there's nothing we can do about it until HTC updates their dialer
One more post for me... Please post your feedback now. Thank you
This ones mine, downloading as soon as its up!
Downloading now. First post, YEA!!!!
What a fantastical gift for me to arrive home to after work. Great work by the way. I've been following this since 1.0 and this is my favorite rom series for the Touch Pro.
I look forward to flashing 3.0 ASAP.
Bug Tracker:
FIXED - Cannot Select a City as TF3D World Clock local time - simply loops back to country selection after selecting a city - FIXED - simply did a soft reset after setting time zone in the standard clocks & alarms settings and it allowed me to select a city just fine.
Pandora doesn't work but still streams data - this seems to be an issue with all 6.5 roms in general sadly
TF3D Settings tab - left soft key All Settings - bug - confirmed
Otherwise, everything is fantastic, this will be the rom to get me back into using TF3D again.
DLed, flashed, enjoyed!
Looks great! No trouble so far. NRG reminded me to apply another theme and then come back to his to get the 'full effect'
Beauty, thx
Thank you, dl'ing now. The new theme looks great and I like what you did with the Start menu
JUST A REMINDER: this is a GSM only ROM. ROM for CDMA version found HERE. If you just got your FUZE and this is your first time using a custom ROM you may need to START READING HERE FIRST before you proceed.PAGE 1
TIPS AND TWEAKS:
1. to change taskbar: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3719518&postcount=35
more on taskbars http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3727630#post3727630
2. Solution for sms/email recipient autocompletion issue. Many thanks to qsqa (Chef of Proven ROM) for the solution:
You have to delete "email" and "phone" keys/values from
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Inbox\RecipientAutocompl ete\SuggestionGenerators]
"email"="{364D1505-915A-4b1d-85A6-8C258B2D2246}"
"phone"="{45EEED9B-898C-4caf-BC3E-A5422F56085B}"
Soft reset and you`re done.
thanks to Warjcowski for the LINK
3. Battery Drain Tips THANKS TO Nvious. We miss you MATE!
4. Da_G created a nice little wait cursor that replaced the spinning color dots with 3 green dots that turn on and off in succession. Try this cab...if you dont like it it's uninstallable Be aware that it might break your custom taskbar icons if you have any installed... if you don''t then nothing to worry about
http://energy.wub.nu/3.0 ROM/Da_G Three Dot Wait Cursor.cab << this one coming from the chef himself
5. Here's a MMS sending limit fix for roms with the newer version of ArcSoft.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2263843&postcount=1
6. WM6.5 Titanium plugins!
7. This cab will fix the QuickGPS problems
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=183541&d=1241736015
8. from Warjcowski: I cannot confirm if or how well this works, but for those who do not like the TD3D2 messaging and want to use the old WM interface Kryzsiec's post might do the trick. (this has been confirmed to be working by at least two users, DerekZoolander & thianlim)
FAQS:
1. Is there anyway to add uploading to YouTube or Facebook in on the 3.0?
NRGZ28: Look for an Album 2.0 or 2.5 cab with the facebook upload feature.
havoc99: For the facebook & you tube uploader, disable TF3D and SR (Need this to shut down the old album. THen instal the two cabs here. You'll get the upload functions enabled.
2. I'm trying to cook my own. I was wondering how you managed to get the lock working so well?
I like to use autolock when the screen turns off. On every other WM6.5 ROM I have tried, including my own, there is a delay before
the lock slider becomes responsive. Like, I can see it, but I can't slide it for a few seconds.
However, your ROM doesn't have this delay. Have you done something to improve it, or is it coincidence?
NRGZ28: Havent done anything special but use the lockscreen dll from 21198
3. Can somebody try turning off TF3D for a little while and see if the mail application keeps popping up on in the foreground ? I thought it was bootlauncher that kept launching it... but it's not...hmm
SHOWACO: Its a 6.5 issue, its done it on every build I've used so far. I'm sure it can be fixed, but just hasn't been tracked down yet.
NRGZ28: It seems that tmail needs the -RuninBKG background argument instead of -NoUI. Ruppy found it and he let me know about it. We'll get this incorporated in the next release as well. next release, probably tonight or tomorrow
4. Gps is amazing with this rom and latest raphael radio.
A weird bug. If I have tomtom on and somebody calls me, after I hang up It says waiting for GPs device for abot 5 secunds and the GPS does not work.
Tryed it 20 times
aruppenthal:Theres no way to fix that. Due to the way that agps is implemented some rege entries have to be changed. Therefore the data and phone do not work at the same time. It takes it a few seconds to resume. If the reg is set to allow multiple connections it breaks gps. I have tried to no avail.. Its something well have to live with in exchange for decent gps.
5. Is anyone experiencing their email account poping up sporadically? If so and fixed it, how.
gmgonzal:This is NOT a bug. It is a setting in several programs.
Check in activesync on your phone under menu, schedule. Set both peak and off-peak to "Manually."
Check your weather settings for autodownload. Check quickgps to see f you have autodownload on. And check your email address options to be sure they're set to manual if that's what you want.
6.I do miss a start menu so I can acess Notes or Tasks directly... here I'd have to add them to TF3D or go through several Honeycomb style menus.
gmgonzal:Tap and hold your favorite items in the menu and you can move them to the top level. Try it, you'll see what I mean.
7. I'm sure it's been discussed... but is there and app yet that allows you to add cities to the TF3D 6.5 version weather. The closed city in the db is a long way off.
zend:TRY THIS You want the Rhodium version. Works great. You can save your cities and then add them with a single step when you flash a new ROM.
8. As always, thank you for such a wonderful rom NRG. I really like the transparent toolbar on the home tab, i was wondering if its possible to have it transparent for all the tabs. After applying Showacos all tab background cab it would be really cool to have it transparent for all the tabs. Thanks again for the awesome rom!
ryuujinsan: CHECK HERE
9. Great job but I still have this problem with world time clock that change automatically when I go in the app, impossible to keep the good time ! is there any solution ?
AMoosa: I posted a workaround to this for Energy 2.0. It works great in Energy 3.0 too as I am using it now! See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3707039&postcount=1438
10. I guess I need to learn the UC so my initial setup doesn't take so long. (or you may want to look up SASHIMI..bapski)
Trunkzeh: TRY HERE
11. does anybody know how to put the wallpaper behind all tabs in TF3D2?
BigBadger: Supposedly it can be done but adds significant lag. CHECK HERE
12. Did anyone notice a dual image when you get the slider over the stocks tab?
NRGZ28: Yeah... it's a bug with the transparent slider. I'll fix it one of these days...
13. can someone link the wallpaper for me, i seem to have deleted it by mistake?
AddisG: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=183557&d=1241741483
14. Anyone have problems with subscription music services like Rhapsody? Rhapsody and WMP don't seem to recognize my phone as a subscription music device after I installed this ROM. Is it a WM6.5 problem?
NRGZ28: DRM has to be removed in the 6.5 ROMs at the moment, in order for ringtones to be able play, otherwise you get the good ol "corrupted ringtone" problem. I'd rather have ringtones and notifications than DRM'ed music
15. NRG, Any chance you could help with the text size of the lock screen. If it's a small, html like change in a file or two....a point in the right direction would be awesome. My future appointments will not show enough, otherwise I love the lock screen as is.
AMoosa: READ HERE
xmckinzie: That worked perfectly for me, besides LS_LockScene_640x480 (for landscape) and LS_LockScene_480x640 (for portrait) were swapped. Thanks!
The reboot lasted longer than normal and the files were read-only. Keep that in mind if anybody else decides to alter these files.
continued in next post....
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16. I thought I was going crazy! Email application continued to popup every time my IMAP or POP reconnected. NRG changed it to RuninBKG as promised, but it didn't work for me
mindfrost82: My way around this issue is to make tmail.exe an exception in the Task Manager. This way once you open your SMS/Email it'll stay open in the background and it'll prevent the empty Messaging window from opening. I've had that problem with every WM6.5 ROM, but my workaround is fine with me since SMS/Email is something I ALWAYS use.
Thank god! I'm like an addict......I had gone into serious flashing withdrawal.
Sorry for the useless post but It has been almost painful.
Many thanks. Will give this a flash on my touch pro, and start compiling bugs & solutions <3
Congrats on release, love what you did with the lockscreen
Thank you for the great Rom. Downloading now.
Man I have been waiting for you to release this. ( I just finished flashing and doing setup when yours came out I get to do it again, YEAH!)
Yesss!! About to flash!! Thank you, thank you nrg!
I've been saving my battery all day for this...
Thanks!
man o man I
thanks again downloading now been waiting addicted to your roms, thanks for all you do as always will let you know if I find anything you didn't already know.
Thanks a lot!
I am an Energy ROM FAN!...downloading now!
Keep up the good work!
This is my first ever smartphone app, but it's based on a full-fledged windows app of mine that I've been using for a few years now.
Basically, I like to change my desktop background alot, each time I log on in fact. So I wanted something similar for my phone. Also, I wanted a way of having an appropriately dimensioned image for when the keypad was open/closed as I own an Xperia X1.
So I've created this little app for my X1.
What it does is choose a random image from a preset directory (different directory for portrait/landscape images - to allow for correct dimensions - can be the same dir if you're not fussed) and sticks it in as your Today Screen background image.
Current Features
Random Background Selection
Supports any resolution device
Different Image For Portrait/Landscape mode
Supports Different Directories To Select Portrait/Landscape Iamge From
Preview Backgrounds In The Config Util
Scheduling Support
Timer Support
New Background After Hard Reset Option
Current Wishlist:
Automatic image resizing/scaling etc
New Background After Suspend
Current Known Bugs
Hard Reset update seems buggy - but could just be my phone taking a while to load up! You might get a very scary error, but your phone won't be borked! I promise.
View attachment BGSwitchPPC.zip V0.5
Installation notes:
Copy the .exe file to wherever you want it on your WinMo device
Run the exe
Please download it and have a play. Any/All feedbacks, criticism and requests more than welcome. Let me know if you like it too
Currently tested on windows mobile 6, 6.1 and 6.5 via my X1 and the microsoft device emulators.
After you close the program it remains resident in memory? It still continues to change wallpaper, cause it would have been nice if... It's a great program, and waiting for new features like automatically changing wallpaper after a custom time (15-30 minutes for example).
The program doesn't remain in memory. It sets itself to run as a notified program at the appropriate time. Much the same as a windows scheduled task.
I should be able to make it run every xx minutes as opposed to at a set scheduled time though. So watch this space!
Ok, thanks. And there's a little thing that worries me, on my HD2, it hangs the OS for some time after I press to change wallpaper (I'm on 1.66 stock ROM), then it lets go and OS works normally after a while. Maybe others encountered the same? Also, will it change the lock screen too?
how long are we talking about the OS hanging here?
it takes a few seconds, maybe 5 to 10 on my phone to do the file copies when you're setting an image. I get the spinning timer, and don't believe i've tried to access the start menu, although I doubt it'd work. I imagine it would lock for longer if you're using bigger pictues, all mine are 800x640 or 640x800 to start with.
and it should change the lock screen, providing of course you're using the standard winmo one.
Something missing for all the other similar programs:
Choose DESTINATION.
I mean i could have a wallpaper for WAD2, one for S2U2, one for PowerRadio, one for G-Alarm etc. etc. etc.. and each of them have it on different paths.
Your program would need a way to choose multiple pairs like:
SOURCE PATHS -> DESTINATION FILE
I hope my request it's clear
Thank you very much
I'm using stock ROM (as stated above) and it hangs the OS for some time, need to do more testing how long. Could the proggie be updated to change pictures at regular intervals, in the near future?
Well, the app is hanging the OS, it won't quit or respond to taps, not even to OK or anything else just right after I choose the wallpaper and set it, then I have to keep pressing keys until the phone responds and end program with X on taskbar. The wallpapers are 480x800 normal size.
deio:
What phone / version of WinMo are you using? I've only got my X1 for testing and the Windows Mobile SDK Emulators. Therefore only tested on WinMo 6.1 and 6.5.
I'll have the timer based update wrote today I reckon, just need to get some coding done between watching old lost eps
dagosjt:
to clarify: What you want is a way of changing wallpapers other than the windows today screen one. And to do this you want the ability for the program to replace a custom image file you specify when its run?
New version with timer support uploaded and added to front post
Graymi said:
deio:
What phone / version of WinMo are you using? I've only got my X1 for testing and the Windows Mobile SDK Emulators. Therefore only tested on WinMo 6.1 and 6.5.
I'll have the timer based update wrote today I reckon, just need to get some coding done between watching old lost eps
dagosjt:
to clarify: What you want is a way of changing wallpapers other than the windows today screen one. And to do this you want the ability for the program to replace a custom image file you specify when its run?
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Absolutely yes! just to make an example, there are apps like G-Alarm or PowerRadio (and many others) supporting custom backgrounds. So I ask for something like:
/My Wallpapers/ -> /PowerRadio/backPowerRadio.jpg
/My Wallpapers/ -> /G-Alarml/backGAlarm.jpg
even if /My Wallpapers is the same directory, I would like the chance to choose different images (so the randomizing would happen two times, one for PowerRadio, one for GAlarm). Instead for people who like having everything the same, you could make only one randomizing for the same source, and copying that chosen image to all destination.
Hope I was clear, thanks a lot for your attention!
cool, i should be able to do that.
As a word of warning, I can't garauntee that changing the original file will make these progs auto update. it might be they cache the bg somehow (an issue that caused me a few probs with the tday bg)
But changing additional BGs should be doable. Will take me a while to add an extra config screen, but as always, watch this space!
Well, no one ask you to make other programs update their background
I'm asking this features because I've already a mortscript doing everything I'm asking. However it has two "big" shortcomings:
- It's quite difficult to configure for the other people
- I've implemented the scheduled update (let's say every 30 minutes) however often something block the update and I've to relaunch the script.
Hope your application will be able to make better than my script
well, I'm speccing it at the moment, probably take me a week or so to write the actual code (My evenings tend to get tied up doing other stuff). But fingers crossed, should have something by next weekend.
Another little request, if you don't mind
you could give the option to use your program command line, for example:
BGSwitchPPC -path:1 -next
BGSwitchPPC -path:2 -previous
BGSwitchPPC -path:3 -random
Where path:<id> needs to refer to one of the configured path list, while next, previous, random option let you move around in chosen path file.
This would be handy for somebody wanting to build a slideshow/photoframe inside applications like WAD2 or HS++ or iPhoneToday or similar
Thanks again
Your program crashes on my SE X1 whenever I try to specify the wallpaper directory.
Code:
BGSwitchPPC.exe
IOException
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError()
at System.IO.Directory.InternalGetFileDirectoryNames()
at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.GetDirectories()
at BGSwitchPPC.frmDirPicker.RecurseNodes()
at BGSwitchPPC.frmDirPicker.RecurseNodes()
at BGSwitchPPC.frmDirPicker.RecurseNodes()
at BGSwitchPPC.frmDirPicker.frmDirPicker_Load()
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad()
at System.Windows.Forms.Form._SetVisibleNotify()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_Visible()
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.ShowDialog()
at BGSwitchPPC.frmDirPicker.ShowDialog()
at BGSwitchPPC.frmMain.btnPortraitPick_Click()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick()
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick()
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WnProc()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc()
at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterModalDialog()
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.ShowDialog()
at BGSwitchPPC.SharedSubs.main()
works great on my HD2
thanks
Can you make it change the lock screen wallpaper too? that would be fantastic
Antimus said:
Can you make it change the lock screen wallpaper too? that would be fantastic
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you mean like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
screen ?
because it does at mine
That's the one, but the lock screen wallpaper is different to the home screen wallpaper.
Does this app change lock screen too?
Antimus said:
That's the one, but the lock screen wallpaper is different to the home screen wallpaper.
Does this app change lock screen too?
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Because you're using HTC Sense. This one only changes the wallpaper on default winmo interface iirc.
google for antworks wallpaper changer.